US20120237359A1 - Cooled pusher propeller system - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
- F02K3/04—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
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- the present invention relates to a propeller system, and more particularly to a propeller system for a pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system.
- Turboprop engines are commonly designed to drive either a single row of propellers or two rows of counter rotating propellers.
- the propeller(s) may be mounted forward of the engine (“tractor” installation) or rearwardly of the engine (“pusher” installation).
- the engine has an efficient free stream inlet, and the high speed propeller jet does not impinge on airplane or nacelle surfaces, thus avoiding scrubbing drag.
- a pusher engine installation on the aircraft empennage minimizes cabin noise generated by wing-mounted tractor nacelle engines.
- a pusher arrangement may complicate the location for the gas turbine exhaust.
- One pusher arrangement locates the gas turbine exhaust upstream of the propellers in an annular or lobed configuration. This configuration may require the nacelle skin downstream of the exhaust and a root section of the propeller blades to be designed for elevated temperatures caused by the hot exhaust gases. Furthermore, hot engine exhaust directed past the pusher propeller may increase noise and reduce airfoil life.
- a propulsion system includes: a first row of propeller blades which rotate about an axis; an annular cooling flow nozzle about an axis, the annular cooling flow nozzle upstream of the first row of propeller blades; and an annular exhaust nozzle about an axis radially outboard of the annular cooling flow nozzle, the annular exhaust nozzle upstream of the first row of propeller blades.
- a method of directing an exhaust flow from a propulsion system includes: ejecting a cooling flow through an annular cooling flow nozzle upstream of a first row of propeller blades which rotate about an axis; and ejecting an exhaust flow through an annular exhaust nozzle about an axis radially outboard of the annular cooling flow nozzle.
- FIG. 1A is a general perspective view of one exemplary pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system embodiment for use with the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is an expanded view of a nozzle section of the pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the nozzle section of the pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system.
- FIG. 1A schematically illustrates a pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system 10 .
- a gas turbine engine 12 generally includes a compressor section A, a combustor section B and a turbine section N as generally understood. Air is compressed by the compressor section A, mixed and burned with fuel within the combustor section B, then expanded over the turbine section T to generate a high temperature exhaust gas flow E.
- the exhaust gas flow E from the turbine section N of the gas turbine engine 12 is communicated through an annular exhaust nozzle 14 ( FIG. 1B ) upstream of a first row of propeller blades 16 A which rotate about an axis X.
- a second row of row of propeller blades 16 B may be located downstream of the first row of propeller blades 16 A in a counter-rotating propeller (CRP) propfan pusher configuration about the axis X.
- CRP counter-rotating propeller
- the annular exhaust nozzle 14 in one non-limiting embodiment is defined radially outboard of an annular cooling flow nozzle 18 .
- a cooling flow C and/or other airflow that is different from the exhaust gas flow E is communicated through the annular cooling flow nozzle 18 .
- the cooling flow C may be sourced from, for example only, a compressor section of the gas turbine engine 12 , an inlet or other source.
- the annular exhaust nozzle 14 and annular cooling flow nozzle 18 form an annular nozzle section 15 generally upstream of the first row of propeller blades 16 A.
- the annular exhaust nozzle 14 and annular cooling flow nozzle 18 may be radially defined between a radially outboard engine nacelle 23 and a radially inboard first spinner section 20 A which mounts the first row of propeller blades 16 A ( FIG. 1B ).
- a second spinner section 20 B which mounts the second row of propeller blades 16 B is downstream of the first spinner section 20 A.
- the second spinner section 20 B counter rotates relative the first spinner section 20 A while a tail cone 21 is located downstream of the second spinner section 20 B.
- the tail cone 21 is aerodynamically shaped and in one embodiment remains rotationally stationary to facilitate flow.
- the nozzles 14 , 18 have a relatively low profile and are aerodynamically shaped to minimize noise, drag and weight.
- the exhaust gas flow and the cooling flow are substantially uniform and directed through the first and second row of propeller blades 16 A, 16 B to avoid significant noise addition.
- the nozzles 14 , 18 direct the exhaust stream E and the cooling flow C aftward such that at least a portion of the propulsive energy within the streams are exploited.
- the cooling flow C is directed essentially under the annular exhaust gas flow E to enter each blade 22 at a root section 24 thereof. It should be understood that although only a single propeller blade 22 will be described, the description is similarly applicable to each of the propeller blades 22 in the first row of propeller blades 16 A and/or the second row of propeller blades 16 B.
- the cooling flow C operates to lower the temperature of the root section 24 which is proximate the exhaust gas flow E as well as film cool and insulate the spinner sections 20 A, 20 B and tail cone 21 at least partially from the exhaust gas flow E.
- the root section 24 may additionally be mechanically insulated or otherwise hardened to further resist the exhaust gas flow E.
- the root section 24 includes an intake 26 which communicates with a distribution channel 28 .
- the distribution channel 28 may be defined at least in part by hollow airfoil sections and/or passages in the blade 22 .
- the cooling flow C is communicated through the distribution channel 28 to an exit 30 . Once the cooling flow enters the blade 22 , the cooling flow C is self-pumped, by the rotational force of blade 22 , through the distribution channel 28 which results in thrust recovery when ejected from the exit 30 .
- the exit 30 may be located adjacent a trailing edge section 32 and/or a blade tip section 34 . The exit 30 may alternatively or additionally be distributed along the blade trailing edge section 32 to minimize an airfoil wake deficit with a corresponding potential noise reduction.
- the cooling flow may additionally be directed through a forward distribution channel section 28 A adjacent a leading edge section 36 where hot gas impingement exists so as to reduce noise generation while the annular exhaust flow path is generally maintained.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/030,400, filed Feb. 13, 2008.
- The present invention relates to a propeller system, and more particularly to a propeller system for a pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system.
- Turboprop engines are commonly designed to drive either a single row of propellers or two rows of counter rotating propellers. The propeller(s) may be mounted forward of the engine (“tractor” installation) or rearwardly of the engine (“pusher” installation). In the pusher arrangement, the engine has an efficient free stream inlet, and the high speed propeller jet does not impinge on airplane or nacelle surfaces, thus avoiding scrubbing drag. Also, a pusher engine installation on the aircraft empennage minimizes cabin noise generated by wing-mounted tractor nacelle engines.
- A pusher arrangement, however, may complicate the location for the gas turbine exhaust. One pusher arrangement locates the gas turbine exhaust upstream of the propellers in an annular or lobed configuration. This configuration may require the nacelle skin downstream of the exhaust and a root section of the propeller blades to be designed for elevated temperatures caused by the hot exhaust gases. Furthermore, hot engine exhaust directed past the pusher propeller may increase noise and reduce airfoil life.
- A propulsion system according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: a first row of propeller blades which rotate about an axis; an annular cooling flow nozzle about an axis, the annular cooling flow nozzle upstream of the first row of propeller blades; and an annular exhaust nozzle about an axis radially outboard of the annular cooling flow nozzle, the annular exhaust nozzle upstream of the first row of propeller blades.
- A method of directing an exhaust flow from a propulsion system according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: ejecting a cooling flow through an annular cooling flow nozzle upstream of a first row of propeller blades which rotate about an axis; and ejecting an exhaust flow through an annular exhaust nozzle about an axis radially outboard of the annular cooling flow nozzle.
- The various features and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the disclosed non-limiting embodiment. The drawings that accompany the detailed description can be briefly described as follows:
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FIG. 1A is a general perspective view of one exemplary pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system embodiment for use with the present invention. -
FIG. 1B is an expanded view of a nozzle section of the pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the nozzle section of the pusher type counter-rotating propulsion system. -
FIG. 1A schematically illustrates a pusher typecounter-rotating propulsion system 10. Agas turbine engine 12 generally includes a compressor section A, a combustor section B and a turbine section N as generally understood. Air is compressed by the compressor section A, mixed and burned with fuel within the combustor section B, then expanded over the turbine section T to generate a high temperature exhaust gas flow E. The exhaust gas flow E from the turbine section N of thegas turbine engine 12 is communicated through an annular exhaust nozzle 14 (FIG. 1B ) upstream of a first row ofpropeller blades 16A which rotate about an axis X. A second row of row ofpropeller blades 16B may be located downstream of the first row ofpropeller blades 16A in a counter-rotating propeller (CRP) propfan pusher configuration about the axis X. - Referring to
FIG. 1B , theannular exhaust nozzle 14 in one non-limiting embodiment is defined radially outboard of an annularcooling flow nozzle 18. A cooling flow C and/or other airflow that is different from the exhaust gas flow E is communicated through the annularcooling flow nozzle 18. The cooling flow C may be sourced from, for example only, a compressor section of thegas turbine engine 12, an inlet or other source. - The
annular exhaust nozzle 14 and annularcooling flow nozzle 18 form anannular nozzle section 15 generally upstream of the first row ofpropeller blades 16A. Theannular exhaust nozzle 14 and annularcooling flow nozzle 18 may be radially defined between a radiallyoutboard engine nacelle 23 and a radially inboardfirst spinner section 20A which mounts the first row ofpropeller blades 16A (FIG. 1B ). Asecond spinner section 20B which mounts the second row ofpropeller blades 16B is downstream of thefirst spinner section 20A. Thesecond spinner section 20B counter rotates relative thefirst spinner section 20A while atail cone 21 is located downstream of thesecond spinner section 20B. Thetail cone 21 is aerodynamically shaped and in one embodiment remains rotationally stationary to facilitate flow. - The
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FIG. 2 , the cooling flow C is directed essentially under the annular exhaust gas flow E to enter eachblade 22 at aroot section 24 thereof. It should be understood that although only asingle propeller blade 22 will be described, the description is similarly applicable to each of thepropeller blades 22 in the first row ofpropeller blades 16A and/or the second row ofpropeller blades 16B. The cooling flow C operates to lower the temperature of theroot section 24 which is proximate the exhaust gas flow E as well as film cool and insulate thespinner sections tail cone 21 at least partially from the exhaust gas flow E. Theroot section 24 may additionally be mechanically insulated or otherwise hardened to further resist the exhaust gas flow E. - The
root section 24 includes anintake 26 which communicates with adistribution channel 28. Thedistribution channel 28 may be defined at least in part by hollow airfoil sections and/or passages in theblade 22. The cooling flow C is communicated through thedistribution channel 28 to anexit 30. Once the cooling flow enters theblade 22, the cooling flow C is self-pumped, by the rotational force ofblade 22, through thedistribution channel 28 which results in thrust recovery when ejected from theexit 30. Theexit 30 may be located adjacent atrailing edge section 32 and/or ablade tip section 34. Theexit 30 may alternatively or additionally be distributed along the blade trailingedge section 32 to minimize an airfoil wake deficit with a corresponding potential noise reduction. The cooling flow may additionally be directed through a forwarddistribution channel section 28A adjacent a leadingedge section 36 where hot gas impingement exists so as to reduce noise generation while the annular exhaust flow path is generally maintained. - It should be understood that relative positional terms such as “forward,” “aft,” “upper,” “lower,” “above,” “below,” and the like are with reference to the normal operational attitude of the vehicle and should not be considered otherwise limiting.
- It should be understood that like reference numerals identify corresponding or similar elements throughout the several drawings. It should also be understood that although a particular component arrangement is disclosed in the illustrated embodiment, other arrangements will benefit from the instant invention.
- Although particular step sequences are shown, described, and claimed, it should be understood that steps may be performed in any order, separated or combined unless otherwise indicated and will still benefit from the present invention.
- The foregoing description is exemplary rather than defined by the limitations within. Many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. The disclosed embodiments of this invention have been disclosed, however, one of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that certain modifications would come within the scope of this invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described. For that reason the following claims should be studied to determine the true scope and content of this invention.
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